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| Name of the Collection | Prabhakar Machwe |
|---|---|
| Folder/Categories | Subject Files |
| Sub-folder/Sub-category | C. Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi: Academic and Cultural Activities, 1954-1975 |
| File No. /Acc. No. | 7 |
| Abstract | Papers relating to activities of Prabhakar Machwe as Assistant Secretary of the Sahitya Akademi, and his appointment as Visiting Professor in Indian Studies Departments at the University of Wisconsin and the University of California on a Fulbright and Rockefeller grant (1959-1961). Includes correspondence with Vishnu Khare, T. Tambimuttu, K.M. Panikkar, Humayun Kabir, Arvind Gokhale, Uriel Weinreich, Monroe K. Spears, A. Waerfel, Shiva Mangal Singh ‘Suman’, Tarasanker Banerjee, Murray Fowler, Gerald B. Kelly, Roy Dixon Robinson, Shepherd L. Witman, Kshitis Roy, Banarsidas Chaturvedi, Prime Minister’s Secretariat, and P.E.N. World Association of Writers. This relates to publication of Hindi Sahitya Ki Kahani, Punjabi version of Saptapadi novel, translation of a booklet ‘Facts about Germany’ into Hindi and Indian literature in Russian, arrangement for Rabindranath Centenary Celebrations, and no objection clearance from the employer to Prabhakar Machwe for Visiting Professorship |
| Author | — |
| Recipient | — |
| Keywords | Secretary Sahitya Akademi; Visiting Professor; Indian Studies; Wisconsin University; California University; Fulbright/Rockefeller grant/fellowship; Vishnu Khare; T. Tambimuttu; K.M. Panikkar; Humayun Kabir; Arvind Gokhale; Uriel Weinreich; Monroe K. Spears; A. Waerfel; Shiva Mangal Singh ‘Suman’; Tarasanker Banerjee; Murray Fowler; Gerald B. Kelly; Roy Dixon Robinson; Shepherd L. Witman; Kshitis Roy; Banarsidas Chaturvedi; Prime Minister’s Secretariat; P.E.N./PEN World Association; Hindi Sahitya Ki Kahani;Saptapadi novel; ‘Facts about Germany’; Rabindranath Centenary Celebrations |
| Start Date “Period From” | 1955 |
| End Date “Period To” | 1959 |
| Extent | 89 pp. |
| Item type/Format | Original |
| Language | Hindi, Marathi, and English |
| Remarks | — |
| Source/Link | — |
| Donor | Chetana Kohli |
| Donation Date | September 2020 and March 2021 |
| Custodian | Ashoka Archives of Contemporary India, Ashoka University, Sonepat (India) |
| Right/Copyright | Donor |
